Cost overruns and extraordinary spending by healthcare organizations harm the sustainability of the healthcare organization. Through activity-based costing (ABC), the healthcare industry is working to combat disproportionally rising costs to GDP in the United States (HealthCatalyst, 2018).
Read Service Lines and Activity-Based Costing Reveal True Cost of Care for UPMC, available at:
https://www.healthcatalyst.com/success_stories/activity-based-costing-in-healthcare-upmc and discuss how activity-based costing can be used to mitigate rising costs and the change in patient perception. Use research to support your statement in your few paragraphs original discussion post
